KASH Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Deville? [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/26/37865026.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/26/37865026.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I can't say I've heard of Deville, but the painted in forearm contour might suggest that it's made of plywood. With a broken nut I can't see it being worth £60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxrossell Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Sounds like one of those one-off brands that larger guitar store chains have made for them in Indonesia and so on. Sound Control's used to be "Manhattan". It's a really cheap Precision copy, so although it might be okay, I'd expect it to be rubbish, especially the pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 [quote name='KASH' post='469374' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:37 AM']Deville? [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/26/37865026.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/26/37865026.html[/url][/quote] DeVille's a brand that's been perplexing me for a while - it's clearly a UK importer name rather than an actual manufacturer. I live in Edinburgh & I've seen quite a few of these turn up locally, on Glumtree & local swag shops. I've also seen a P copy very like this one at a car boot, plus what looked like a proper JapCrap set-neck Les Paul copy being enquired about on one of the vintage Jap guitar boards. All of these have been in Scotland, which leads me to speculate it is - or more likely was - a Scottish music shop or importer's own brand, like the Grant & Grantson brands in the 70s. The P copy I saw definitely wasn't "vintage" - I'd say less than 10 years old and just like the generic sub £100 P copies that hang on the walls of every little music shop & Crack Converters, and to be honest this one's probably the same. Looking at the pic that'll be a ply, or at best veneered body (the big black overspray on the contour's a giveaway) and it'll probably have budget hardware to match. That said, he's asking £60, that almost certainly means he'll take £50 - it needs a new nut & strings at least so that's a starting point for haggling. No harm in having a look - it might turn out to be a decent cheapo beater. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 i was just curious really...don't think i'll bother to go and see it, love a bargain but i think i'll save my pennies and get something decent later. thanks for the input guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I had a Deville telecaster guitar for a while, and I couldn't find any information on it either. It wasn't anything special, probably plywood body but the neck was OK, it played fine and sounded alright on the bridge pu . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='469411' date='Apr 22 2009, 11:09 AM']It needs a new nut & strings at least so that's a starting point for haggling.[/quote] "plastic string bridge, only 50p to replace when changing strings" aaaaaaaahhhhhhhwwwwww how sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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